About 150 underground roof or back fall accidents were reported in the first seven months of 2026, including one fatality.

The event, a joint effort between Oregon OSHA and ASSP's Southern Oregon Chapter, will cover fall protection, heat-illness prevention and safety leadership topics. Employers and workers in southern ...

The May 19 accident also injured two contractors and prompted the agency to issue roof and rib safety recommendations.

High-visibility safety orange powder coating extends detection distance, leverages peripheral vision, and prevents early drive-offs around industrial loading racks.

Safety boots meeting ASTM F2413 crush standards often lack essential arch support, driving plantar fasciitis and worker fatigue on hard jobsite surfaces.

State regulators are now actively checking contractor compliance for fire-resistant material applicators across qualified construction projects.

Muscle memory and routine expectations create cognitive blind spots during non-routine tasks, requiring dedicated risk profiles to protect senior personnel.

As safety strategies evolve, employers risk losing the technical practitioners who connect compliance, advanced concepts and real-world risk.

Targeted spot cooling protects workers and critical machinery from localized heat stress while avoiding the excessive costs ...

Modern crane safety requires moving beyond baseline certification toward continuous, employer-verified qualification under actual site conditions.

General Shale Brick faces $496,528 in proposed penalties after OSHA cited its Pennsylvania plant for silica-related violations.

Construction companies will pause work to hold a moment of silence and address mental health challenges across jobsites.